หนู

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰnuːᴬ (mouse; rat). Cognate with Lao ໜູ (), Zhuang nou, Saek หนู่.

Pronunciation

Orthographicหนู
hnū
Phonemicหฺนู
h̥nū
RomanizationPaiboonnǔu
Royal Institutenu
(standard) IPA(key)/nuː˩˩˦/

Noun

หนู (nǔu)

  1. (zoology) murid: member of the Muridae family.
  2. mouse; rat.

Pronoun

หนู (nǔu)

  1. (colloquial) a term of endearment used as a second person pronoun to address a young/younger person or person of lower status.
  2. (colloquial) a humble term used as a first person pronoun when speaking to an older person or person of higher status.

Anagrams

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